College signs deal to get students hands-on experience in the workplace

BARNSLEY College has officially launched a new academy to provide students with hands-on business skills.

The new academy is nestled within the business classrooms at the college’s Old Mill Lane campus – and will bring together Barnsley and Rotherham Chamber of Commerce and Brook Corporate Developments.

It will offer students the chance to learn about business, finance and funding to explore different areas.

Barnsley College’s director of business development, Helen Weatherston, said: “We are very excited about this partnership and what it means for both our students and the local community.

“We have worked with Brook Corporate Developments Ltd. and Barnsley and Rotherham Chamber for many years now, so we are delighted to be strengthening our partnership with them by launching this academy.”